Israeli agritech startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture has completed field trials in almond orchards in Israel using its mechanical pollen harvesting and pollination system
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FAO receives US$15mn to support talent in agriculture

The director-general invited the private sector to work with FAO on supporting innovations and technologies. (Image source: World Trade Organization/Flickr)
FAO director-general, Qu Dongyu, has welcomed a US$15mn donation to FAO from the Ningxia Yanbao Charity Foundation
China Mengniu Dairy set to buy Kirin’s Australian dairy firm for US$407mn

Te acquisition further opens-up potential raw milk and other ingredient sourcing opportunities. (Image source: Thomas B./Pixabay)
China Mengniu Dairy Company has announced that it will buy Lion-Dairy & Drinks, an Australia-based branded dairy and beverage company, from Japan’s Kirin Holdings for US$407mn
HarvestEye Ltd partners with Grimme UK to provide crop information

The partnership arrangement is expected to enable Grimme to be the sole UK distributor for HarvestEyeTM for both new and existing harvesters and farm graders. (Image source: HarvestEye Ltd)
Lincoln-based Agri-tech company HarvestEye Ltd is has announced a partnership with root crop machinery specialists Grimme UK to deliver HarvestEyeTM technology to the potato industry
Origin of deadly wheat pathogen discovered by academic researchers
The origin of a deadly wheat pathogen which threatens a vital global food source has been identified by an international team of academic researchers including two professors from the University of the Free State in South Africa